"Grand Staircase" (04/05/22)
This week was the true launch of the travel season. It is the first of many exciting trips I have scheduled. Decided on an easy one to start. Amy and I headed to Utah to explore some areas I never reached after doing the prerequisite stops on everyone’s first few trips to Southern Utah. Also we missed this area on our around the country year-long trip during the peak of COVID in 2020. Continue Reading
"Buckskin Gulch" (04/05/16)
Spring has sprung in Michigan and the travel season has begun. It was the easiest winter I have experienced to date as there were maybe 2 or 3 snow storms and days of 70 degrees intermingled between the freezing temperatures. Or more accurately there were freezing days intermingled between the days of 70 degrees. Continue Reading
"Zion Redux" (04/19/14)
Michigan has just suffered through the worst winter on record. Normally we get hit with a blast, it hangs around for a few days and then melts, but this time was different. The snow came in December and never left until March. We had permanent snow banks and the sidewalks were covered with a constant layer of ice. As I struggled through this Blizzard Affective Disorder I did appreciate one thing; I no longer have a desire to travel to the Arctic and walk on a glacier. Continue Reading
"The Grand Circle" (01/27/07)
I created this Blog to document my own travels. My name is Darren and I own and operate a domestic adventure travel company. I have a blog that I do for customer trips and a website that lists all the trips I offer but until now I really had nowhere to list my own travels and my unsanitized musings on my experiences and their effect on my life's purpose. In a couple weeks I am heading out to Utah to complete the Grand Circle.heads. Continue Reading